We know the national news has been difficult over the last couple of weeks. Don’t despair -- do something! Join us for one or several of our upcoming February events:

Democratic Women of St. Mary’s

The #IAmStMarys group for Democratic Women is having a wine and cheese event on Feb. 15, 3-5pm, at the Carrie Patterson Art Studio. Come have fun and socialize.

St. Mary’s County Democratic Club

The Club will hold its monthly meeting on Feb. 17, 7-8pm, in the lower-level meeting room of the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad (next to the library). This month’s theme is Action! Learn about how you can make a difference by writing LTEs, submitting testimony, and lobbying. Here is the agenda, and here are the minutes and handouts from the last meeting.

The Voter Outreach Committee is hosting a 2020 Kick-off Happy Hour on Feb. 19, 5-8pm, at the Pax River Ale House. Light fare and a round of specialty drinks will be provided. (You read that right!)

Looking ahead:

The Democratic Women of St. Mary’s will meet next on March 5.

The March Democratic Club meeting is scheduled for March 16.

The Democrats will have a booth at Earth Day on the Square in Leonardtown on April 19, 12:30-4:30pm. We will need volunteers to set up, talk to festival-goers, and help with our activity/giveaway. Let us know if you are interested: smcdemocrats@gmail.com.

Happy New Year! Let's start 2020 with a bang -- join us for the St. Mary's Democratic Clubmeeting on Monday, January 20 at 7 pm. The location is the upstairs meeting room in the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad building (next to the library). We'll be hearing from local organizations about their legislative priorities for the Maryland General Assembly this year.

The agenda is available here. The minutes from our December meeting can be read here.

Democratic Central Committee

On Dec. 7, members of the St. Mary's DCC attended a meeting of the State Party, where Yvette Lewis was elected as the new chair. You can read more about her at the MD Dems website.

The #IAMSTMARYS group for Democratic Women will hold its next meeting on January 8 at the Lexington Park Library. We will meet at 5:30 for conversation and start the meeting at 6 pm.

The deadline to file for candidacy for the St. Mary's County School Board in the 2020 election is January 24.

The Democratic Club will be meeting Monday, December 16 at 7 pm. The location is the upstairs meeting room in the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad building (next to the library).

Our December Meeting will be a Holiday Party. If you are able, please bring a dish to share. The club will be providing drinks. Join us as we celebrate the coming year!

The agenda is available here. The minutes from our November meeting can be read here.

#IAMSTMARYSDemocratic Women of St. Mary's

The #IAmStMarys group is a response to the 2018 local election where many highly qualified women candidates did not receive the support they deserved. A highly enthusiastic and actively engaged group attended our first meeting. Please join us at our next meeting on January 8, 2020, at the Lexington Park Library. We will meet at 5:30 for conversation and start the meeting at 6:00.

2020 WOMEN'S MARCH

The 2020 Women's March will take place on January 18. A group is working on securing buses for the march. Watch this space for more information soon!